Mentioning Unmentionables…

Happy Valentine’s Week Everyone!

Today I’m talking about something I collect and one of my favorite things…skivvies!

I’ve done many posts over the nine years I’ve been blogging and some of this may be a repeat but so what? I feel like it’s important for a Gal. Today, I’m sharing four reasons to wear lingerie that isn’t for a man (that should go without saying, amiright?).

1. Wear it for you. When the foundation of anything (house, makeup) is good then the overall outcome will always work out better.

2. It’s always fun to have a secret. Something that only you know about. Even if no one sees it that day, you know it’s there.

3. Knowing you are truly put together from the beginning is a major confidence booster.

4. Fashion! It’s actually a major part of fashion right now and one of my favorite looks right now is a fun bodysuit under a blazer in this case a long duster.

I’ve long been an advocate of wearing lingerie for yourself and I’m tellin’ ya, once you go down this road there is no turning back to your better self. So this Valentine’s Day you should treat yo self. My current favorites? We Are Hah is an (eco friendly) brand that I just love. La Perla of course, Bluebella, Fleur De Mal, and Chantal Thomass are all great choices.

I hope this V-day brings you nothing but all kinds of happiness and some pretty skivvies, too!

Pizza Made With Love…

Happy National Pizza Day!

Am I blindingly busy right now? Oh yes. But that isn’t going to stop me from paying homage to PIZZA! This is a photo of the best pizza I have ever eaten in Marselle France. It was hands down the best, too. And I’ve eaten pizza in Naples. I sure do love a fork and knife kind of ‘Za and that is exactly what I’m trying to recreate today. I know I won’t get the crust as good as this was but I’m going to give it a whirl.

While Theo Shane was living his best life at school and enjoying his Valentine’s Day party, I decided to utilize my pizza loving Coco. She. Loves. Pizza. Like in her soul. So, when I asked her if she wanted to have a pizza day, she just about lost her mind. To the store we went…

Now it was time to make the dough! This girl loves to get her hands dirty so she was very ready for all of the flour.

Like I said this is just how I made my dough. I’d love to go back and get a lesson from a chef in Europe but for now here is how we did it…

We were very excited to get all of the fixin’s for our pizza. She wanted cheese and tomatoes on hers. Don’t worry it only takes us twice as long in any kind of store because my social butterfly really needs to talk to…everyone.

what you do:

1. Add flour, salt, and yeast to Kitchen Aid and mix well.

2. Slowly add in water until well combined.

3. Cut dough into six pieces and form into rounds.

4. Drizzle with olive oil and cover for about an hour or so.

5. Sprinkle the counter with flour and keep pressing down until you have about a 10 inch pie.

6. Add your toppings and throw into the oven for about 5-7 minutes. These are small pizzas they don’t take too long.

How about her very satisfied chef’s pose here?

Colette went with a classic fresh mozzarella, parm, tomatoes, and spinach. She was very pleased with the her decision.

To recreate my French pizza, I brushed the crust with olive oil and garlic, then I used greens, cherry tomatoes, assorted olives, fresh parmesan and mozzarella. Was it as good as it was in Marselle? Nothing ever will be, but it was indeed very delicious!

To finish our girl’s pizza day, we of course had a little cheers! We had the best day, and I can’t wait to continue teaching The Kilgore Kids all about good food and their way around the kitchen.

Carbs don’t count today!

I hope you find yourself with a delicious slice in your hand on this fine Thursday!

Add Some Heat

Hey, hey! Happy Friday Pretties!

Making cocktails is so much more to me than throwing together a drink. I love to play with flavors and see what works and maybe what doesn’t. I had a whole different drink planned for this week but I simply had to share this one. Catching myself craving a spicy watermelon margarita, I knew it just had to be the drink this week.

Let’s start with the syrup. I love to concoct all kinds of different syrups for drinks and this one is pretty amazing.

• 1/4 cup water

• 1/4 cup sugar (or Stevia)

• 1/2 jalapeño, chopped

• Sprig of fresh Rosemary

• A few dashes of Tajin

  Simply bring to a boil and let simmer for a few minutes.

Now, get everything you’ll need out:

(I usually use Cointreau for my orange flavored liquor but just ran out so had to use silly Triple Sec)

what you do:

1. Throw a few pieces of watermelon and jalapeño in a shaker and muddle.

2. Add ice, booze, lime juice, and simple syrup.

3. Shake, shake, shake!

4. Rim the glass with Tajin, garnish with jalapeño and lime.

5. Fill glass with ice (I had to settle for not cute ice because my very cute ice unexpectedly …melted), and strain into the chosen glass.

   Enjoy your weekend! Cheers!